diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/container.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/container.cpp
index 6ab2c862d4..b0c3197519 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/container.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/container.cpp
@@ -160,6 +160,12 @@ namespace MWGui
         MWBase::Environment::get().getWindowManager()->setKeyFocusWidget(mCloseButton);
 
         setTitle(container.getClass().getName(container));
+        mPtr.getClass().getContainerStore(mPtr).setContListener(this);
+    }
+
+    void ContainerWindow::updateItemView()
+    {
+        mItemView->update();
     }
 
     void ContainerWindow::resetReference()
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/container.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/container.hpp
index 555fa8e1ae..4898a0eb1c 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/container.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/container.hpp
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@
 
 #include "itemmodel.hpp"
 
+#include "../mwworld/containerstore.hpp"
+
 namespace MyGUI
 {
     class Gui;
@@ -21,7 +23,7 @@ namespace MWGui
 
 namespace MWGui
 {
-    class ContainerWindow : public WindowBase, public ReferenceInterface
+    class ContainerWindow : public WindowBase, public ReferenceInterface, public MWWorld::ContainerStoreListener
     {
     public:
         ContainerWindow(DragAndDrop* dragAndDrop);
@@ -38,6 +40,11 @@ namespace MWGui
 
         void treatNextOpenAsLoot() { mTreatNextOpenAsLoot = true; }
 
+        void updateItemView();
+
+        void itemAdded(const MWWorld::ConstPtr& item, int count) override { updateItemView(); }
+        void itemRemoved(const MWWorld::ConstPtr& item, int count) override { updateItemView(); }
+
         std::string_view getWindowIdForLua() const override { return "Container"; }
 
     private:
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/draganddrop.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/draganddrop.cpp
index 0fa2cc4e21..36cfe649d6 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/draganddrop.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/draganddrop.cpp
@@ -91,6 +91,8 @@ namespace MWGui
         MWBase::Environment::get().getWindowManager()->setDragDrop(true);
 
         mIsOnDragAndDrop = true;
+
+        MWBase::Environment::get().getWindowManager()->getInventoryWindow()->updateItemView();
     }
 
     void DragAndDrop::drop(ItemModel* targetModel, ItemView* targetView)
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/inventorywindow.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/inventorywindow.cpp
index a773b4635b..27dab07d34 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/inventorywindow.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/inventorywindow.cpp
@@ -145,6 +145,8 @@ namespace MWGui
         auto tradeModel = std::make_unique<TradeItemModel>(std::make_unique<InventoryItemModel>(mPtr), MWWorld::Ptr());
         mTradeModel = tradeModel.get();
 
+        mPtr.getClass().getInventoryStore(mPtr).setContListener(this);
+
         if (mSortModel) // reuse existing SortModel when possible to keep previous category/filter settings
             mSortModel->setSourceModel(std::move(tradeModel));
         else
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/inventorywindow.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/inventorywindow.hpp
index 9fc77ceec5..1dd12aa550 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/inventorywindow.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/inventorywindow.hpp
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 #include "windowpinnablebase.hpp"
 
 #include "../mwrender/characterpreview.hpp"
+#include "../mwworld/containerstore.hpp"
 #include "../mwworld/ptr.hpp"
 
 namespace osg
@@ -30,7 +31,7 @@ namespace MWGui
     class DragAndDrop;
     class ItemModel;
 
-    class InventoryWindow : public WindowPinnableBase
+    class InventoryWindow : public WindowPinnableBase, public MWWorld::ContainerStoreListener
     {
     public:
         InventoryWindow(DragAndDrop* dragAndDrop, osg::Group* parent, Resource::ResourceSystem* resourceSystem);
@@ -62,6 +63,9 @@ namespace MWGui
 
         void setGuiMode(GuiMode mode);
 
+        void itemAdded(const MWWorld::ConstPtr& item, int count) override { updateItemView(); }
+        void itemRemoved(const MWWorld::ConstPtr& item, int count) override { updateItemView(); }
+
         /// Cycle to previous/next weapon
         void cycle(bool next);